Supreme Court bench ouster to put government's legitimacy on trial

Supreme Court building in Nairobi. [File, Standard]

Opinion divided on whether the country will face an unprecedented crisis if an overhaul of the Supreme Court succeeds.

On one hand, experts interviewed by The Standard on Sunday argue that the country is dancing on a thin rope above a fire to consider overhauling the Supreme Court, while others hold the opinion that only the presidency can operate without a substantive person.

Lawyer Kibe Mungai says that the current saga amounts to overthrowing the Constitution.